Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs yellow flax

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Linum flavum

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while yellow flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	yellow flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Linaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Linum
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Linum flavum

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

yellow flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	yellow flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow flax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Japan.